Mercedes man Bottas will compete in the car at the Arctic Lapland Rally in his homeland of Finland in January.
He will be accompanied by co-driver Timo Rautiainen, who won the WRC title twice alongside Marcus Gronholm in 2000 and 2002.
“This is a unique opportunity to take a peek into the world of rallying,” said Bottas.
“It’s totally new territory for me too, as I have no prior experience of a World Rally car.
“Still, being the race car driver that I am, you always go flat out whatever the vehicle you’re driving in!”
Rautiainen told wrc.com: “It’s a big challenge because Valtteri has never driven in a rally before, so he doesn’t know anything about pace notes.
“The biggest challenge for him will be to understand the idea of pace notes and selecting a suitable system.
“We’ll look at onboard videos and the system used by different drivers before choosing, but it has to be a simple method.”
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